So the question is... what is the oldest wine you have tasted that was good? Can wines from the 1800's still be good? Reason I ask is that I have a bottle of 1918 Grauad Larose that I am considering opening...

Not at all. It had been well stored its whole life. We also had a 55 Gruaud Larose - very nice as well. The real surprise of the tasting was a 3 liter of the 1981 Ch St Jean Robert Young Chard. It was made by Dick Arrowood, and was tasting quite young and vibrant - a testament to Dick's great winemaking skills, but I'm sure the awesome fruit helped a bit.

Hi Oeno-V and welcome to the board. The 75 Chappelet has had a warm spot in my ole' black heart for years. Donn told me that in his humble this was one of the finest early cabs he'd made. Drank literally hundreds of bottles over the years. Totally agree. WW